Gerald Morkel

Gerald Morkel
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
13 December 2001  30 October 2002
Preceded byPeter Marais
Succeeded byNomaindia Mfeketo
2nd Premier of the Western Cape
In office
11 May 1998  12 November 2001
Preceded byHernus Kriel
Succeeded byPeter Marais
Personal details
Born(1941-02-02)February 2, 1941
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 76)
Tokai, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Other political
affiliations
New National Party
Labour Party
SpouseHazel Morkel
Children4
ProfessionPolitician

Gerald Norman Morkel (2 February 1941 – 9 January 2018) was the Mayor of Cape Town and Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He later served as a member of the Cape Town City Council for the Democratic Alliance until his retirement from politics in 2011.